Ride with Norman Reedus

"Lost" was such a huge show.

It was.

And that was my first, you know, I came...

What'd I do?

Like, a "Walker, Texas ranger."

I think I did an episode of "angel."

You did "yo gabba gabba!", which kind of pisses me off

because I want to... You saw that one?!

You were farmer Josh. Hell, yeah.

Yeah. It's so high energy.

I came home and had, like, four vodkas right away.

Like, "I'm never doing a kids' show again."

I was, like, shaking.

If you don't know Josh holloway,

you're doing it all wrong.

From his big break as Sawyer on "lost"

to his recent role on "yellow stone,"

the guy is much more than a pretty face.

Is it okay to smoke?

Yeah, yeah, go for it. You're in Italy.

I think they kick you out if you don't.

Yeah. Agreed! When in Rome... or Milan.

You heard that right... Milan.

A place that I've never been,

but where Josh has some real history.

This is "ride," and we're in northern Italy.

When you're young,

life is just something waiting to be discovered.

Thirty years ago, I took off to see the world.

And those experiences shaped who I am today.

But somehow I never made it to northern Italy.

It's the land of rustic food and high-octane cars,

a place that's always been on my radar.

So, I'm making this journey the best way I know how,

with someone who has lived it.

One of my very first auditions ever,

I think I kill it.

The audition? Yep.

And she goes, "could you do it better,

but could you do it more good-looking,

like Josh from 'lost'?"

And I went "what?"

That's ridiculous.

Yeah. And then I looked you up,

and I was like, "okay, yeah. He's really good-looking.

I never would have gotten that job."

Wait. What years did you live here?

My god, early '90s.

Early '90s I got here.

I had made, like, 600 bucks the night before

in New York as a waiter,

and that's all the money I had.

And that ran out, and in, like, three weeks

I was stealing fruit from fruit stands.

Going to grocery stores and open a yogurt

and drink it and put it back.

Then I'd jump all the turnstiles.

I never had money for a ticket.

So, the carabinieri got me, like had me held.

But it was, like, it was amazing

because you're 18.

Yeah. You're like, "whatever."

And then I met this girl that I ended up dating,

which you'll meet her brother.

Yeah, yeah. Okay. We became close friends.

I would be here starving

and washing my clothes in the bidet.

And they dress me.

I'm, like, driving around in a Volvo, you know?

Going to discos, and then I'd go back,

wash my clothes in the bidet, like, starve, steal fruit.

It was just a complete dichotomy.

Dual personalities. It was crazy.

So, I got to know Italy from them.

But also I hooked up with versace.

We did... I did the first campaign

for younger people. It was called "versus."

And got to know them.

And then we'd hang out with donatella and Paul Beck

and Gianni, actually.

Versace was still alive at that... at that time.

But they kind of saved me a bit,

because that got my career going.

But we were wild. It was wild back then.

I bet. My god.

Let's get out of here. You ready, Freddy?

Ready, ready.

And just like that, we're off on our Italian avventura.

Ciao, ragazzi.

Leaving Milan, we'll test some unusual racing machines

in lombardy,

circling lake garda and one of Europe's most scenic roads.

We'll visit a 3-star michelin chef in modena

before reuniting with Josh's friend

in his old stomping grounds of Bologna.

A 3-day, 430-kilometer, nostalgia-inducing trip

through the culinary paradise

and infinite speedways of northern Italy...

You look great right here.

Grazie. Prego.

That begins here in the fashion-forward streets

of Milan.

Milan is considered the most important place.

It's the engine of Italy.

Many people from the southern part of Italy

go to Milan to find a job opportunity.

It's the center of fashion.

When you go outside, it's like to be in a runway.

I need to wear heels

to go to do, like, shopping to show myself to people.

Like, so strange, but it's Milan.

I remember the first season I got here,

I had this nice pea coat,

and I traded it for a fringe jacket.

- And froze my ass off... right? - - All winter.

And then I found a frozen glove in the park.

And I'd wear that one glove, and the other one,

I'd just keep in my pocket all the time.

So, I'd carry my book bag, you know, with a gloved hand.

So, no one ever knew I didn't have two gloves.

I love that story.

That's some, like, "midnight cowboy" stuff

right there.

So, did you go to these markets all the time

and steal food?

- Yeah. - Hello.

"Anchos."

Anchovies.anchovies.

Let's try one. This is super salty, right?

No. It's not very salty. Yeah, right.

Come on. Best anchovies in the world.

Yeah? Is it salty?

Knew it. I knew it was salty.

Super salty! Liar!

Are you passing out cherries?

Cherries? Si.

- What is that, apricot? - Man.

I wish I could speak Italian. But delicious.

Me too. I speak like a.

I don't even know what that means.

Ciao. Ciao.

Thank you so much. Grazie.

Prego. Buongiorno. Arrivederci.

Arrivederci. She's adorable.

See? You speak Italian.

I'm getting there. I'm remembering.

I'm remembering.

I miss Europe, man.

Are you having flashbacks?

Yes!

I've got a flood of memories hitting me, man.

I'm like, "wow." It's amazing.

The fashion must just be huge here.

- Everything is about beauty. - - The cars, the clothes.

The food is all about beauty, beauty, beauty.

Look at that church.

That's castello.

That is a beautiful castle.

And they have an amazing museum in there

of all ancient weapons.

Nice.

I love these trolleys everywhere.

Yeah, man. I rode those things everywhere.

Look at that thing.

My... yeah, let's get off.

Amazing. Crazy.

Duomo di Milano,

the iconic silhouette of the city

that took 600 years to complete.

How about a selfie?

Ciao, ragazzi.

With its final touch, a 37-ton bronze door

designed by famed Italian sculptor lodovico pogliaghi,

finished in 1908.

Look at this door. It's bananas.

I mean, really with this?

This is so cool, bro. I can't stop smiling.

It's making my helmet too tight because it's like the cheeks

I'm like, ""

stop smiling, holloway.

Those smiles?

They've only just begun,

because we're leaving the industrial heart of this country

to venture deep into the Italian dolomites.

To Bologna... andiamo, ragazzi!

"All the way" holloway. Whoo-hoo!

There's a disco over here.

Dude, there's a story for you.

I was starving in Milan, right?

And then these clubs out in a place like this,

they wanted models to come out.

And beautify the place?

They'd pay you 150,000 lire a night,

which is like 120 bucks a night.

We called it "dancing for dollars."

Dude, awesome.

I lived in Spain, in sitges, for a little while.

Man, they know how to party.

Yeah, everyone sleeps all day,

and they go out at, like, 3:00 in the morning.